Of course, Scotland would qualify for major tournaments. No ifs, no buts. Like deaths and taxes, it was a certainty.

But 1998 is a distant memory - 16 years of hurt continues and unfortunately, the end isn’t in sight.

Euro 2016 kicked off last night, and again we’re left on the outside looking in.

With neighbours England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland all attending, missing out on this particular party in France is pretty tough to take.

England face Russia tonight (Image: The FA)

And at 8pm tonight, when the Auld Enemy begin their campaign against Russia, us Scots will be faced with a tough call. Do we support England?

Here, we take a look at the reasons for and against.

Why we SHOULD support England

We can steal their crown

We can become the unofficial European champions. Hear us out ... this is a theory, which was pretty much invented by us.

Scotland’s triumph over England in 1967 famously earned us the title of unofficial “World Champions”.

England had lifted the Jules Rimet trophy a year earlier, were on a 19-match unbeaten run and were expected to overcome a Scotland side which hadn’t made it to the 1966 finals.

However, despite being underdogs, Scotland went to Wembley and won the match 3-2.

Jim Baxter is hugged by delighted fans who invaded the pitch at Wembley following Scotland's 3-2 victory over England (Image: PA Wire)

Therefore, if England win the Euros and then all of their games up until we face them in the 2018 World Cup qualifier at Wembley in November, we have the chance to become the (unofficial) kings of Europe.

Happy family

They are our neighbours. We’re all part of one big happy British family. Yeah, okay, we’re not convincing anyone, we’ll move on…

The gamble

We should support them ... up until a certain point. Of course, it would be funny if England failed to get past the group stages, but if they reach the final, and THEN get beat? Think about that.